jettonn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛt(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛtn/,

/ʒəˈtɑn/

Forms: 1600s– jetton, 1700s– jeton.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French jeton, jetton.

Etymology: < French jeton, †jetton disc of metal, ivory, etc., bearing an inscription or device (1394 in Middle French with reference to reckoning accounts, 1690 with reference to gambling), commemorative medal or token (1685 with reference to such a token given to members of the French Academy to record their attendance at meetings; earlier in sense ‘new shoot of a plant’ (late 12th cent. in Old French)) < jeter to throw, cast, to cast up (accounts), calculate (see jet v.²) + -on -oon suffix. Compare Italian gettone (1598 in Florio, denoting a disc used in gambling; < French). Compare jeton n., which shows a (non-naturalized) later reborrowing of the French etymon.

1. A disc of metal, ivory, etc., bearing an inscription or device, originally made to function as a counter in reckoning accounts, and later used in card-playing. Now historical.In quot. 1687, apparently referring to counters on which representations of various historical events were depicted; cf. sense 2.

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the world > relative properties > number > mathematical instruments > [noun] > arithmetical instrument > counter or token

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jetton1687

abbey piece1759

society > communication > record > memorial or monument > medal > [noun] > type of

jetton1687

medalet1789

contorniate1825

1687 tr. G. Brice New Descr. Paris i. 45 Even the very Jettons [Fr. jettons] (or Counters) which remarque any particular event of History are here preserved.

1769 T. Snelling (title) A view of the Origin, Nature, and Use of Jettons or Counters, especially those known by the name of Black Money and Abbey Pieces.

1797 R. Pocock Hist. Gravesend & Milton 25 The Jettons or Abbey Pieces, with Tradesmens Tokens and other Coins, are frequently found in the Garden and Grounds about this Parish.

1825 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 261/2 The same day they also found a jeton or abbey token, in a very high state of preservation.

1853 Jrnl. Sacred Lit. Oct. 276 The jetons are entirely similar to our backgammon pieces.

1866–7 G. Stephens Old-Northern Runic Monuments I. ii. 535 There was also a class of Jettons commonly called Abbey-Counters, with similar or cognate instructive stamps.

1914 E. Wharton Let. 30 Jan. (1988) 313 I had somehow the sense of being a mere ‘jeton’ in a game, that hurried & purposeless hands were feverishly moving from one little square to another.

1928 Times 9 Aug. 8/5 Among recent gifts to the..Royal Scottish Museum have been..a sixteenth-century German jetton or computation counter.

1994 Coin Collector Issue 8. 77/2 Jetons or reckoning counters played an important part in the commercial world in medieval Europe.

2. In France: a commemorative medal or token. Obsolete. rare.

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1765 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) II. iii. 165 I have a good medal of Cardinal Richelieu by Warin, who died in 1675, as I learn from a jetton of him by Dacier.

1819 J. Millingen (title) Medallic History of Napoleon, a Collection of all the Medals, Coins, and Jettons relating to his Actions and Reign.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jetton
释义	jettonn. Brit. /ˈdʒɛt(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛtn/, /ʒəˈtɑn/ Forms: 1600s– jetton, 1700s– jeton. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French jeton, jetton. Etymology: < French jeton, †jetton disc of metal, ivory, etc., bearing an inscription or device (1394 in Middle French with reference to reckoning accounts, 1690 with reference to gambling), commemorative medal or token (1685 with reference to such a token given to members of the French Academy to record their attendance at meetings; earlier in sense ‘new shoot of a plant’ (late 12th cent. in Old French)) < jeter to throw, cast, to cast up (accounts), calculate (see jet v.²) + -on -oon suffix. Compare Italian gettone (1598 in Florio, denoting a disc used in gambling; < French). Compare jeton n., which shows a (non-naturalized) later reborrowing of the French etymon. 1. A disc of metal, ivory, etc., bearing an inscription or device, originally made to function as a counter in reckoning accounts, and later used in card-playing. Now historical.In quot. 1687, apparently referring to counters on which representations of various historical events were depicted; cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical instruments > [noun] > arithmetical instrument > counter or token counterc1310 algorism stonec1405 casting-countersc1547 sheep-counter1647 jetton1687 abbey piece1759 society > communication > record > memorial or monument > medal > [noun] > type of jetton1687 medalet1789 contorniate1825 1687 tr. G. Brice New Descr. Paris i. 45 Even the very Jettons [Fr. jettons] (or Counters) which remarque any particular event of History are here preserved. 1769 T. Snelling (title) A view of the Origin, Nature, and Use of Jettons or Counters, especially those known by the name of Black Money and Abbey Pieces. 1797 R. Pocock Hist. Gravesend & Milton 25 The Jettons or Abbey Pieces, with Tradesmens Tokens and other Coins, are frequently found in the Garden and Grounds about this Parish. 1825 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 261/2 The same day they also found a jeton or abbey token, in a very high state of preservation. 1853 Jrnl. Sacred Lit. Oct. 276 The jetons are entirely similar to our backgammon pieces. 1866–7 G. Stephens Old-Northern Runic Monuments I. ii. 535 There was also a class of Jettons commonly called Abbey-Counters, with similar or cognate instructive stamps. 1914 E. Wharton Let. 30 Jan. (1988) 313 I had somehow the sense of being a mere ‘jeton’ in a game, that hurried & purposeless hands were feverishly moving from one little square to another. 1928 Times 9 Aug. 8/5 Among recent gifts to the..Royal Scottish Museum have been..a sixteenth-century German jetton or computation counter. 1994 Coin Collector Issue 8. 77/2 Jetons or reckoning counters played an important part in the commercial world in medieval Europe. 2. In France: a commemorative medal or token. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1765 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) II. iii. 165 I have a good medal of Cardinal Richelieu by Warin, who died in 1675, as I learn from a jetton of him by Dacier. 1819 J. Millingen (title) Medallic History of Napoleon, a Collection of all the Medals, Coins, and Jettons relating to his Actions and Reign. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1687
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